This week: God as fear and great joy. If you have any comments - adebelak@redeemerluth.com . God as fear and great joy is the burst of energy that moves through the day and ignites the kind of life that comes to us when our world is now open to possibilities heretofore unconsidered. It is both the leaping of new life and the what-now of what was. Like those women at the empty tomb, we are invited to move past the consideration of 'what-now' and take off into the surprise of new life that is already with us. We must remember that we are not waiting for the coming of Jesus again - we are in the midst of it. Jesus greets us and directs us today - now - even when we are not sure what that all means. God as fear and great joy is the wind swept moment that connects the dots between promise - frustration - renewal. In moments like this, it is always good to have another follower of Jesus alongside because - if you are like me - it takes a another hand to help move me and encourage me and go with me. In that 'going' the fear/awe gives way to the movement - the great joy - the moving on down the road into the Reign of God with us in the middle of it all. O God of love and new life, by your Spirit move us and hold us and send us into the middle of your glorious Reign. Amen. |
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